Craig Huebing Movies
- 1969
Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) begin breakfast by opening a box of Crickly Wicklys, a cereal that promises "a prize in each and every package." Well and good -- but they didn't expect to find a cache of genuine and very expensive jewelry! As it turns out, the gems were stashed in the box by a gang of thieves (headed by veteran movie heavy Anthony Caruso). Armed with this information, the viewer should be able to figure out what happens next. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Alan Hale, Jr., Anthony Caruso, (more)
- 1969
- PG
In The Comic, Dick Van Dyke plays Billy Bright, silent-era film comedian. The opening scene is at his funeral in which his sidekick Cockeye (Mickey Rooney) honors his partner's last request by hitting the preacher in the face with a pie. Van Dyke's voice then narrates the life story of the comic in flashbacks. Steve Allen plays himself and is the man who revives Billy's career towards the end of his life. Bright's life deteriorates as the bitter man becomes a drunk and abusive, alienating his wife Mary (Michele Lee). Van Dyke combines the characters of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel for his interpretation of the fictional character Billy Bright. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, (more)
In this tense and suspenseful science fiction thriller, Charles Keith (Gregory Peck) is the ground commander in Houston who monitors the space mission of three astronauts. Buzz (Gene Hackman), Jim (Richard Crenna) and Clayton (James Franciscus) have their lives put in jeopardy when the oxygen supply in the space capsule drops. Ted Dougherty (David Janssen) is sent to try and rescue the doomed astronauts. When it becomes clear there is not enough oxygen, it is suggested that one of the men commit suicide to allow the other two to live. Jim, the unit commander, makes an excuse to spacewalk. Under the guise of making repairs, he cuts himself loose from the life line and drifts away into the cold darkness of space. Russian cosmonauts race against time to try and save their American counterparts. An Oscar-winner for "Best Special Visual Effects," the film also picked up nominations for "Best Cinematography" and "Best Sound." It was later retitled Space Travelers. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, (more)
- 1968
Inspector Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) is on the hunt for Red spy major Jan Anka, who has assumed the identity of deceased American Albert Robinson. Having thus far successfully eluded the Feds, Anka is confronted with an unexpected threat to his safety with the arrival of a girl named Janet (Julie Sommars), who is convinced that "Robinson" is her long-lost father. With one murder charge already hanging over his head, Anka may be forced to kill again to rid himself of the "inconvenient" Janet. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Working undercover on an oil field in Texas, Colby (William Reynolds) is seriously injured in an assault that costs the life of another agent. Investigating, Erskine (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) runs up against a formidable foe in the person of powerful oilman Mitchell Flynn (James Franciscus). Having raised millions of dollars with his phony oil claims, Flynn has managed to cover his debts by blackmailing his cohorts into tapping the wells owned by his neighbors--and he's not above committing murder to cover his grimy tracks. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1968
Everyone in Hooterville -- including Oliver (Eddie Albert) and Lisa (Eva Gabor) has entered a national contest with hopes of winning a trip to Hawaii as Green Acres begins its fourth season. Eventually, the applications are tallied and the winner is announced: none other than Arnold the pig! There's only one problem, though. One of the high points of the Hawaiian vacation is a luau -- and Arnold may not take kindly to having an apple stuffed in his mouth. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Craig Huebing, Parley Baer, (more)
- 1967
In her first Ironside guest appearance, Susan Saint James is cast as Las Vegas nightclub singer Elaine Moreau, with whom Ed Brown (Don Galloway) has fallen in love. Attacked and knocked unconscious after his first date with Elaine, Ed awakens to find that the girl has completely disappeared. Probing into the incident, Ironside (Raymond Burr) uncovers several unsavory facts about Elaine's checkered past, thereby preparing the viewer for the episode's melancholy climax. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
